Chocolate-Hazelnut Pinwheels

These rich, crisp cookies are filled with a creamy chocolate-hazelnut spread (available at most supermarkets), and folded into a pretty pinwheel shape.

Total Time: 0:08

Cook: 0:08

Level:
Moderate

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Ingredients

1.75 c. all-purpose flour

0.25 tsp. baking powder

0.25 tsp. salt

0.50 c. sugar

6 tbsp. butter or margarine

1 large egg

1 tsp. vanilla extract

0.25 c. prepared chocolate-hazelnut spread

Directions

On a sheet of waxed paper, stir flour, baking powder, and salt. In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat sugar with butter until creamy. At low speed, beat in egg and vanilla until mixed. Gradually beat in flour mixture just until combined.

Divide dough in half; shape each half into a disk. Wrap each disk with plastic wrap and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll. (Or, place dough in freezer 30 minutes.)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. On floured surface with floured rolling pin, roll 1 disk of dough into 10-inch by 7 1/2-inch rectangle. With pastry wheel or knife, cut rectangle lengthwise into 4 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 3 squares. Place squares, 1 inch apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. With knife, make 1 1/2-inch cut from each corner toward center (do not cut all the way to center). Spoon 1/2 teaspoon chocolate-hazelnut spread in center of each square. Fold every other tip in to center to form pinwheel. Repeat with remaining squares.

Bake cookies 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.